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Some Christians believe that Biblical passages have been mistranslated or that these passages do not refer to LGBT orientation as currently understood.

Liberal Christian scholars, like conservative Christian scholars, accept earlier versions of the texts that make up the Bible in Hebrew or Greek.

However, within these early texts there are many terms that modern scholars have interpreted differently from previous generations of scholars.

There are concerns with copying errors, forgery, and biases among the translators of later Bibles.

They consider some verses such as those they say support slavery or the inferior treatment of women as not being valid today, and against the will of God present in the context of the Bible.

They cite these issues when arguing for a change in theological views on sexual relationships to what they say is an earlier view.

They differentiate among various sexual practices, treating rape, prostitution, or temple sex rituals as immoral and those within committed relationships as positive regardless of sexual orientation.

They view certain verses, which they believe refer only to homosexual rape, as not relevant to consensual homosexual relationships.